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[[Image:SB0123-23270o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 23270]]
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This specimen was lot 23270 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India|INDIA]]. [[India, Mughal Empire|Mughal Empire]]. Mohur, AH 1092 Year 24 (1680/1). Aurangabad Mint. Aurangzeb. PCGS MS-63. Presenting clear dates and a very bold strike, this highly Choice specimen dazzles with tremendous brilliance and a golden-orange hue to the toning." This mohur was struck at approximately 63 mints. It was struck at Aurangabad for years 22-29 and is one of several subtypes. The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' 10.8-11.0 g, gold, this specimen 10.98 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-810; KM-315.11.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Mughal Empire AH1086/30 mohur Fr-810|AH 1086/30 mohur, Golkonda Mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH1093/26 mohur Fr-810|AH 1093/26 mohur, Aurangabad mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1680]]

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